Brent Butterworth

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Headphone Reviews
Beyerdynamic DT-990
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 27, 2012

THE ONLY MAJOR MANUFACTURER I know of that makes the same headphone in different impedances, Beyerdynamic offers the DT-990 in a 32-ohm version for use with portable devices, a 250-ohm version for average home gear, and a 600-ohm version for high-end headphone amps. We requested the 32-ohm version because the other headphones tested here run in that range and because we figured most S+V readers would at least occasionally want to plug straight into a smartphone or a computer.

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BG Radia BGX 4850
Brent Butterworth  |  Oct 18, 2009
The Short Form
$6,995 / BGCORP.COM
At A Glance
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blu-ray Disc Review: Inglourious Basterds
Brent Butterworth  |  Feb 23, 2010
Review
Universal
Movie ••••½Picture •••• Sound ••••
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blu-ray Disc Review: Terminator Salvation
Brent Butterworth  |  Feb 23, 2010
Warner
Movie •••• Picture ••••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••½

Terminator Salvati

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Tower Speaker Reviews
Bowers & Wilkins CM10 Loudspeaker
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 14, 2014

Performance
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $3,999/pair

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Precise, lifelike imaging
Intimate vocal sound
Well-defined and satisfying bass
Minus
Midrange slightly constricted

THE VERDICT
One of the best sub-$5K speakers you can buy

Nobody wants to be stuck in the middle. Nobody wants the middle seat in the car or on the plane. Nobody wants to be the middle child, stuck between the more accomplished older sibling and the cuter baby. And hardly anyone wants “good for the money”; we want the best or the cheapest.

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Surround Sound System ReviewsBookshelf Speaker Reviews
Bowers & Wilkins MT-60D Home Theater Speaker System
Brent Butterworth  |  Sep 18, 2012

As athletes such as Michael Vick, Kobe Bryant, and the whole New Orleans Saints defense have learned the hard way, even when you’re the best, it helps to be friendly. Big surround sound systems aren’t friendly to your décor or your pocketbook. Fortunately, in the last 2 years, we’ve seen major speaker companies put serious effort into designing compact 5.1 systems that deliver no-compromise performance. The Mini Theatre line from Bowers & Wilkins is the latest to make its way through my listening room.

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Song From My Soundtrack
Brent Butterworth on "Jump Street" by Ornette Coleman
Brent Butterworth  |  May 26, 2013

We describe famous musicians as "brilliant" or "innovative" or "creative," but mostly, they aren't. They're just making minor modifications to a harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic framework borrowed from musicians who preceded them-and those earlier musicians did the same thing, too. And so on and so on.

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CES 2014
Bryston Makes a "Normal" Speaker: the Middle T Tower
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 10, 2014

Bryston's early speakers were boxy, pro-monitor-style creations, but its latest products are a lot sleeker and more home-friendly. They're also designed -- as one might expect from a Canadian audio company -- according to sound, decades-proven scientific principles. That's why the Middle T tower speaker delivered some of the best sound I heard at CES.

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Other Tech
Building a Serious Home Theater for $3k
Brent Butterworth  |  Nov 30, 2009

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Tech2
Bye, Bye, Microsoft
Brent Butterworth  |  Dec 27, 2011

When I attended my first Consumer Electronics Show in 1990, Microsoft was a relatively small company that had had one real hit (MS-DOS) and was struggling to gain traction with its other applications. I don’t think the company even exhibited at CES back then.

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